Recording

Were there any tracks on the new album that threw up challenges for you as a player?

"No, because we took the whole year to write, we were well-rehearsed by the time we went in. I did all 17 tracks in four days. I couldn’t believe it. For the last record we were there for ages just tuning drums. I think it took two weeks but this one, I just flew through it. I’m actually really proud of this record.

"Drumming-wise it’s nothing spectacular. For me the last record was the best drumming album I’ve done but I wanted to push the band on this one. I didn’t want to do anything that’s 100 miles an hour with loads of fills, I just calmed down a bit. I think I’m getting old."